1、同等学力人员申请硕士学位英语考试真题2012年同等学力人员申请硕士学位英语考试真题Paper One 试卷一 (90minutes)Part Dialogue Communication (10 minutes, 10 points, 1 for each)Section ADialogue Completion Directions: In this section, you will read 5 short incomplete dialogues between two speakers, each followed by 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D
2、. Choose the answer that best suits the situation to complete the dialogue. Then mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET. 1. A: Frank,where are the cookies? Dont tell me you ate them all!B: _They were so good.A. Yes,forget it. B
3、. Yes, I couldnt help it.C. No,Im sorry. D. No, dont be mad2. A: The train is delayed again.B: _How long do we have to wait?A: About forty minutes.A. What a pity! B. How annoying!C. Im sorry to hear that. D. So far so good.3. A: When Lisa saw me at the mall,she didnt even say hello to me.B: I cant u
4、nderstand why_. I thought you were good friends.A. you greeted her first B. B. she was also there at the timeC. she gave you the cold shoulderD. you should have cared4. A: I used to make delicious pies, but this one tastes terrible.B: I think youre really .A. out of date B. out of touchC. out of han
5、dD. out of practice5. A: Dr. Smith, whats wrong with my father?B: Well, _ considering his advanced age.A. hes in pretty good shape B. B. dont ask me such a questionC. I have no idea D. I have nothing to say for the momentSection B Dialogue ComprehensionDirections: In this section, you will read 5 sh
6、ort conversations between a man and a woman. At the end of each conversation there is a question followed by 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the best answer to the question from the 4 choices by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-sco
7、ring ANSWER SHEET.6. Woman: Bob, if you weed the garden,Ill do the dishes.Man: Its a deal.Question: What does the man mean?A. He agrees to the proposal. B. He rejects the idea.C. He thinks its unfair. D. He stands to gain.7. Woman: Can I go skiing with you and your fiends this weekend?Man: The more,
8、the merrier.Question: what does the man mean?A. There are already too many people.B. He cant promise the woman now.C. The woman is welcome to join them.D. The woman can come next time.8. Man: This suitcase cost me 200 dollars.Woman: 200 dollars for a piece of junk like that? Thats a rip-off!Question
9、: What does the woman mean?A. Its a bit expensive. B. Its a real bargain.C. Its not worth the price. D: Its unexpected.A. possibly B .roughly C .generally D. contained20 .For their own safety, household pets should be confined to their own yard.A. tamed B. regained C. restricted D .containedSection
10、BDirections: In this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.21. By a
11、 strange_, both candidates have come up with the same solution to the problem.A. coincidence B. Encounter C. chance D. overlap22. The discussion was so prolonged and exhausting that _the speakers stopped for refreshments.A. at large B .at intervals C. at ease D. at random23. Mr Tunick filed suit aga
12、inst the New York police department after city officials_ his request.A. turned down B. turned in C. turned off D. turned out24. The fire man had a _escape when a staircase collapsed beneath his feet.A. Close B. Narrow C. hard D. near25. Many painters, rock singers, and dancers have distinct hair st
13、yle, _to their group.A. particular B. essential C. special D. peculiar26. That he brought the company big profits wouldnt _ putting the companys money into his own pockets.A. justify B. clarify C. testify D. amplify27. Were _50 new staff this year as business grows.A. taking over B. taking in C. tak
14、ing on D. taking up28. Is the theory of evolution direct _ with religiousteachings, or does it leave room for debate?A .comparison B. distinction C. disturbance D. contradiction29. Libraies are an investment for the future and should not be allowed to fall into_.A. dissolution B. decay C. decline D.
15、 depression30. A transplant operation is successful only doctors can prevent the body form rejecting the _ organ.A. borrowed B. strange C. novel D. foreignPart III Reading Comprehension (45 minutes, 30 points, 1 for each)Directions: There are 5 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by 6 qu
16、estions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.Passage OneA 10-year-old boy decided to study judo(柔道) despite the fact
17、 that he had lost his left arm in a terrible car accident. The boy began lessons with an old Japanese judo master,and he was doing well. But he couldnt understand why,after three months of training,the master had taught him only one move.Sir, the boy finally said,shouldnt I be learning more moves?“T
18、his the only move you know,but this is the only move youll ever need toknow, the master replied.Not quite understanding,but believing in his teacher,the boy kept training.Several months later,the master took the boy to his first tournament(锦标赛).Surprising himself,the boy easily won his first two mat
19、ches. The third matchproved to be more difficult,but after some time, his opponent became impatient and charged; the boy skillfully used his one move to win the match. Still amazed by his success the boy was now in the finals.This time,his opponent was bigger,stronger,and more experienced. For a whi
20、le,the boy appeared to be overmatched. Concerned that the boy might get hurt, the referee alled a time-out, He was about to stop the match when the judo master intervened.No, the judo master insisted,Let him continue.Soon after the match resumed,his opponent made a critical mistake: he dropped his g
21、uard. Instantly,the boy used his move to pin him. The boy had won the match and the tournament. He was the champion.On the way home,the boy and his judo master reviewed every move in each and every match. Then the boy summoned the courage to ask what was really on his mind.Sir,how did I win the tour
22、nament with only one move?You won for two reasons, the master answered.First,youve almost mastered one of the most difficult throws in all of judo. Second,the only known defense for that move is for your opponent to grab your left arm.”31Why did the boy want to learn judo?A. He wanted to get over th
23、e accident.B. He wanted to make up for his disability.C. He wanted to exercise his right arm.D. The reason was not mentioned in the passage32. When a referee calls a time-out”_.A. the time has run outB. the game stops for a short timeC. either side can claim victoryD. the game ends in a tie33. Why d
24、id the master insist on continuing the match? _.A. He didnt want to give the opponent an advantage.B. The boy was confident of winning.C. He had confidence in the boys skill.D. All he cared about was winning the final.34. What probably caused the defeat of the boys opponent in the final? _.A. Over-c
25、onfidence. B. Impatience.C. Inexperience. D. Exhaustion.35. Why did the master teach the boy only that one move?A. The boy could not do other moves with only one arm.B. It was the only move the master knew well.C. It was the move his opponent would not be good at.D. His opponent would be helpless on
26、ce he made that move.36. What does the passage mainly tell us?A. One can turn a weakness into an advantage.B. It is very difficult to have a good teacher.C. Even a disabled person can win a match.D. Practice makes perfect.Passage TwoMy five-year-old daughter knew exactly what she wanted for Christma
27、s of 1977, and told me so. Yes,she still would like the pink-and-green plastic umbrella,books,long nightgown,slippers-fine. But really,there was only one thing that mattered: a Barbie Townhouse, with all the accessories.This was a surprise. Rebecca was not a Barbie girl,preferred stuffed animals to
28、dolls,and wasnt drawn to play in a structured environment. Always a make-up-the-rules, design-my-own-world, do-it-my-way kid. Maybe,I thought,the point wasnt Barbie but the house,which she could claim,for herself,since wed already moved five times during her brief life.Next day,I stopped at the mall
29、. The huge Barbie Townhouse box was there. 3 Floors of High-Styled Fun! Elevator Can Stop on All Floors! Some Assembly Required. Uh-oh. My track record for assembling things was miserable. Brooklyn-born,I was raised in apartment buildings in a family that didnt build things. A few years earlier,Id s
30、pent one week assembling a six-foot-tall jungle gym from a kit containing so many parts. I spent the first four hours sorting and the last two hours trying to figure out why there were so many pieces. The day after I finished building it, as if to remind me of my limitations,a tornado(龙卷风) touched down close enough to scatter the jungle gym across an acre of field.I assembled the Barbie Townhouse on Christmas Eve. Making it level, keeping the columns from looking like theyd melted and been refrozen, and getting that elevator to work were almost mo
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